The cover of the children's edition, by Cliff Wright, depicts Harry and [[Hermione Granger]] riding [[Buckbeak]]. A lupine creature (either [[Sirius Black]]'s [[Animagus]] or [[Remus Lupin]] in [[werewolf]] form) adorns the back cover and spine.

The cover of the children's edition, by Cliff Wright, depicts Harry and [[Hermione Granger]] riding [[Buckbeak]]. A lupine creature (either [[Sirius Black]]'s [[Animagus]] or [[Remus Lupin]] in [[werewolf]] form) adorns the back cover and spine.

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The original adult edition has a [[hippogriff]] flying in the clouds. The second adult edition depicts [[Azkaban]]. The Signature edition has [[Dementor]]s along with Harry's stag [[Patronus]].

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The original adult edition has a [[hippogriff]] flying in the clouds. The second adult edition depicts [[Azkaban]]. The Signature edition has [[Dementor]]s along with Harry's [[Deer|stag]] [[Patronus]].

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The cover for each Harry Potter book possess a similar style. The British publisher Bloomsbury does books in both adult and children's editions, with the adult edition depicting a particular object or place in the cover, and the children's one featuring a major event in the book. Bloomsbury has used several illustrators for their children's covers. The covers by American publisher Scholastic usually depict an amalgalm of objects and people from the book against a common backdrop; the art on all American editions is by Mary GrandPré. The cover art and design of either the British children's edition or the American edition is re-used on many, but not all, international editions of the books.

American covers

The cover shows a Nimbus-riding Harry (in Muggle attire or Hogwarts arches) is about to catch the Golden Snitch, with other Quidditch players in the far distant background. Hogwarts castle appears behind Harry and the arched columns through which he is flying, the bottom of the entire cover shows a soft, red and blue tile floor, which is connected to the columns. The soft floor features a transparent fabric so we can able to see the bottom of the columns, and Fluffy's three vicious heads are visible in an opening in the castle wall. In the distance, the forest's pointed pine trees mirror the pointed towers of the castle, while a unicorn gallops by. The back cover shows a letter-carried owl, Dumbledore, a Bludger, and a key, which is dropped by an owl. The back flap shows an orange cutain with white stars is blown by the owl. The front flap has a mysterious candle-holding figure with no shoes or boots is coming from behind a light-green curtain with light-blue swirls and dots.

The cover shows Fawkes flying Harry, Ron, and Ginny Weasley to safety after the defeat of Riddle in the Chamber of Secrets. Mrs. Norris is in the back cover, and the front flap has the Basilisk's lurking eye. The title (besides "Harry Potter") is written in blood on the walls like Ginny's messages while possessed.

Danish covers

The Danish translations of the books, published by Gyldendal, have been published with at least three cover designs.
The original design had inset illustrations by Per Jørgensen. A second design used the same illustrations as the full cover, along with the familiar Harry Potter logo. A third design, to date used only on the first four volumes, has banners of a single colour across the top half of the cover and symbolic art on the lower half.

French covers

The French translations of the books, published by Éditions Gallimard, have cover art by Jean-Claude Götting. Götting initially painted front covers only for the first three volumes, and full (front and back) cover art for later volumes; the publishers later commissioned him to repaint the first three covers in full. The covers for most books have Harry and friends in Hogwarts uniform - exceptions being Goblet of Fire, where he wears his Triwizard Tournament robes, and Deathly Hallows, where he wears a simple jacket.

Other books

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
The original edition's cover was designed to look like Harry Potter's copy of the book, with a sticker featuring his signature, and claw gashes over the cover material. The 2009 edition has a painting of Hogwarts' coat of arms with the animals escaping the frame.